本課程目標旨在提供學生對經濟學理論及概念有初步之瞭解，以做為未來修習其他經濟相關課程之基石。
本課程內涵圍繞在經濟行為、問題與決策制定之分析方法。主要內容分為個體經濟學與總體經濟學兩大部份。首先，在個體經濟學以消費者、廠商及商品市場作為研究對象，其中包括消費者的選擇行為、生產者決策與市場結構分析，爾後進入市場失靈、政府干預、公共選擇與所得分配等重要課題。而在總體經濟學部分則提供一個分析總體經濟問題與政策的基本架構，主要探討分析國民所得與相關的經濟活動，其中包括國民所得衡量、就業與通貨膨脹、國民儲蓄與投資、總合需求行為、貨幣政策與財政政策等課題。

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a preliminary understanding of economic theory and concepts to serve as the cornerstone of other economic-related courses in the future.
The connotation of this course covers the analysis methods of economic behavior, problems and decision-making. The main content is divided into two parts: individual economics and overall economics. First, in individual economics, consumers, manufacturers and commodity markets are research objects, including consumers' choice behaviors, producer decisions and market structure analysis, and subsequent market failures, government precautions, public selection and income distribution. In the overall economics section, a basic structure for analyzing general economic problems and policies is provided, mainly exploring the analysis of national income and related economic activities, including subjects such as measurement of national income, employment and inflation, national savings and investment, general demand behavior, currency policy and financial policy.

Parkin M. (2016) Economics 12th Edition. Pearson Education, Inc. （雙葉書廊有限公司代理）

Parkin M. (2016) Economics 12th Edition. Pearson Education, Inc. (Agent from Double Leaf Library Co., Ltd.)